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Download full textNorth Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Accountability Services/Research. – 1992
This report describes participation, student characteristics, and achievement for 10 high school courses assessed by the North Carolina End-of-Course Testing Program in 1990-91. Subject areas are: (1) Algebra I; (2) Geometry; (3) Algebra II; (4) Economic, Legal, and Political Systems in Action (ELP); (5) U.S. History; (6) English I; (7) Physical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Algebra, Biology, Chemistry
Dossey, John A.; And Others – 1993
In the 1992 mathematics assessment of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), approximately one-third of the questions and about half of the student response time were devoted to questions asking students to construct their own responses. Regular constructed response items required a short answer with a problem solution, while…
Descriptors: Constructed Response, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 12
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1986
April 1986 marked the sixth year of the statewide testing program in reading, language, and mathematics mandated by the Arizona legislature. For 1986, the Arizona State Board of Education adopted three tests to fulfill the legislative mandate: the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (grades 1 through 8); the Stanford Achievement Test (grade 9); and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Black Students, Elementary Secondary Education
PDF pending restorationColorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. – 1992
Colorado conducts an assessment program to provide a statewide profile of student achievement. Results for fall 1988 and fall 1991 are presented in a series of tables. A standardized, nationally norm-referenced achievement test, the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, was administered in 1988 to students in grades 4, 7, and 10, and again to the same…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. – 1992
The Connecticut Mastery Test is a critical element of the state's efforts to attain educational equity and excellence. The testing program assesses essential skills in mathematics and language arts, including listening, reading, and writing for grades 4, 6, and 8. Student achievement is measured and reported in relation to specific learning…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Educational Objectives, Educational Trends, Elementary Education
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. – 1991
Fulfilling a legislative mandate in 1984, Connecticut established mastery tests in mathematics and language arts (listening, reading, and writing skills) for grades 4, 6, and 8. Criterion-referenced tests were considered most appropriate for assessing achievement and determining individual remediation needs. The Grade 8 Mastery Test results for…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Language Arts
Rock, Donald A.; And Others – 1991
Sixty tables are presented, which examine the test achievement of a national probability sample of eighth graders in public and private schools. Statistics were obtained from the base-year student survey of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88). The NELS:88 monitors the transition of a national sample of young adults as they…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Effect Size, Grade 8, Institutional Characteristics
Witt, Elizabeth A.; And Others – 1990
Recent trends in achievement test scores among elementary and secondary school students in Iowa are examined. Form 7 of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) was used to measure the achievement of students in grades 3 and 7; and Form X-7 of the Iowa Tests of Educational Development (ITED) was used for 11th graders. These grade levels were chosen…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Educational Trends, Elementary School Students
Einspruch, Eric; Downing, Sherry – 1990
A study was conducted of the entry-level basic skills performance of all credit students enrolled at Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC) in fall 1989. The study examined demographic data and scores on the Comparative Guidance and Placement (CGP) Program Test, American College Testing (ACT) program exam, Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), Florida…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Aptitude, Basic Skills, College Entrance Examinations
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Research. – 1990
Statewide results of South Carolina's Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP) are provided in terms of the percentages of students meeting statewide performance standards in reading, mathematics, writing, and science. BSAP tests were administered statewide on April 23-27, 1990, in grades 1, 2, 3, 6, and 8. The BSAP Exit Examination was administered…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests
PDF pending restorationMichigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1990
In 1989, a study was conducted of the status of student assessment and developmental education in Michigan's 29 public community colleges and three public four-year colleges which serve in a community college capacity. The study sought to to determine: (1) the number of community college students in need of and actually enrolled in developmental…
Descriptors: College Credits, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Courses
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. – 1985
The South Carolina Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP) was established by South Carolina legislation enacted in 1978. This report describes BSAP implementation and test results for 1984-85 as prescribed in the legislation. As the schedule for this academic year required, the Cognitive Skills Assessment Battery (CSAB) was administered to all…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Measurement
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Research. – 1980
The 1979-80 South Carolina Statewide Testing Program assessed the achievement of students in public school grades 3, 6, and 11. Results were used to facilitate the decision-making process of educators at the state, district, and school levels. The Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) were used to measure achievement in the basic skill areas…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Comparative Testing, Educational Assessment
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1978
The results are reported of the North Carolina Competency Testing Program. The Senior High Assessment of Reading Performance (SHARP) and the Test of Performance in Computational Skills (TOPICS), modified for the North Carolina program, have been administered to eleventh-grade students in public, nonpublic, federal, and special schools. Both tests…
Descriptors: Grade 11, Graduation Requirements, High School Students, High Schools
Handrick, Fannie A. – 1975
A description of the 1974-75 Delaware Educational Assessment Program and a summary of the data gathered and analyzed as part of the program is provided. The report is divided into two major sections: the first part provides a description of the program including purposes, data collected, instrumentation, and reports prepared. The second part of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Community Resources
